And Joab said, Jehovah make his people a hundred times as many as they are: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt unto Israel?

And Joabª answered,ª° The LORDª make his peopleª an hundredª timesª so many moreª° as theyª [be]: but, my lordª the king,ª [are] they not¹ all¹ my lord'sª servants?ª why¹ then doth my lordª requireª° this thing?¹ why¹ will he be¹ a cause of trespassª to Israel?ª

And Ioabª answered,ª° The LORDª make his peopleª an hundredª timesª so many moeª° as theyª bee: but, my lordª the king,ª are they not¹ al¹ my lordsª seruants?ª why¹ then doeth my lordª requireª° this thing?¹ why¹ will hee bee¹ a cause of trespasseª to Israel?ª

And Joab said, May the Lord add to his people, a hundred-fold as many as they [are], and [let] the eyes of my lord the king see [it]: all [are] the servants of my lord. Why does my lord seek this thing? [do it not], lest it become a sin to Israel.

And Yô´äv יוֹאָבª answered,ª° Yähwè יָהוֶהª make his peopleª an hundredª timesª so many moreª° as theyª [be]: but, my ´áđôn אֲדוֹןª the king,ª [are] they not¹ all¹ my ´áđôn's אֲדוֹןª servants?ª why¹ then doth my ´áđôn אֲדוֹןª requireª° this thing?¹ why¹ will he be¹ a cause of trespassª to Yiŝrä´ël יִשׂרָאֵל?ª

waYomer yôäv yôšëf y'hwäh al-aMô Kähëm mëäh f'ämiym hálo ádoniy haMelekh' KuLäm ladoniy laávädiym läMäh y'vaQësh zot ádoniy läMäh yih'yeh l'ash'mäh l'yis'räël